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Topic Review (Newest First)

06-20-2013 03:45 AM

Dutchworks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil' Swimz$

How are the glowlight tetras? They contrast well with the cardinals! I was thinking of getting some.

They are some of the hardiest fish that I have had. Had them for going on 2 years now. Wanted to add some red color to the tank

06-20-2013 03:41 AM

Lil' Swimz$

How are the glowlight tetras? They contrast well with the cardinals! I was thinking of getting some.

06-19-2013 11:43 PM

CL

The tank looks great

06-19-2013 05:49 PM

nonconductive

this tank is just sickening

06-18-2013 02:02 AM

Dutchworks

Some better shots for June:

06-06-2013 10:07 PM

Dutchworks

Quote:

Originally Posted by rballi

Since adjusting your sump configuration, how often are you having to refill your 20# co2 tank?

I refill it every 60 days or so. The tank and regulator is now feeding 3 different tanks, the 155 and 2-30 grow out tanks so my consumption is up.

06-06-2013 08:57 PM

rballi

Since adjusting your sump configuration, how often are you having to refill your 20# co2 tank?

06-06-2013 08:55 PM

Black Hills Tj

Gorgeous tank. Hard works pays off, and this looks awesome.

06-06-2013 05:22 PM

Dutchworks

Update for June.
as you can see I have done a bit of rescaping, sorry for the glare, will try for a better shot later at night.

06-06-2013 04:32 PM

Dutchworks

When I added the canopy, the only opening is now on the back left side of the tank by the overflow box. I moved the plumbing to the left side back corner to accommodate the hood.

Changing the water flow in the tank was not a problem as I also repositioned the koralias inside the tank. The water circulation is now a circle pattern.

The plumbing inside the tank has always been pvc.

06-06-2013 02:40 PM

ChadRamsey

again, beautiful tank!

but could you tell me why you changed your inside the tank plumbing to the PVC? And why you moved the PVC output around from side to side?

I used a mag 18 fractioning pump initially, but ended up going with a custom build cerges reactor. Still using the pump though not dumping co2 directly into it.

Would you mind showing a picture of how you set it up?

06-06-2013 04:23 AM

Dutchworks

Quote:

Originally Posted by tylergvolk

Tell us more about the substrate you used for this build.

"Substrate:
Soil\Clay with dolomite and potash underneath. Cap will be using Black Diamond blasting compound."

What type of soil? How did you prepare it?

Beautiful tank btw.

Thanks!
The substrate is just pulverized top soil that I mixed with red pottery clay mixed into a mud paste . Since it was done using a dry start method for the first 10 weeks, I did not need to mineralize it. It cycled during that time. On top of the mud I placed some nylon mesh to help hold it in place and then capped it all with about 2 inches of back diamond blasting compound.

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